The Coronavirus required us to cancel the Training of Facilitators (ToF) seminar on Whidbey Island that would, in the normal course of things, be taking place right now. Tatyana Fertelmeyster and Marie Sheffield are exploring opportunities to take some aspects of ToF learning online, and many other Senior Facilitators are offering online opportunities to initiate or deepen a PL practice; contact us for more information.

Are you . . .

Ready to facilitate Personal Leadership?
Wondering how best to design or sequence the training?
Ready for tips and techniques?

If so, this Training of Facilitators seminar is what you need.

INTRODUCTION

Personal Leadership can appear deceptively easy to facilitate. After all, it seems like such a simple method.

Yet anyone with a PL practice understands the profound nuances of the PL methodology. And anyone facilitating a PL learning event soon discovers its depth and complexity.

The seminar will strengthen your capacity to . . .

• Integrate PL into your content design and
• Facilitate those PL components in a way that is relevant and valuable for your participants.

Join us!

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DATES & LOCATION

The Training of Facilitators seminar uses a blended learning design with four parts. The purpose of blended learning is to maximize learning outcomes by combining in-person seminars with virtual work done independently, with partners, and as a whole group.

1. Pre-work:

• Sent to registered participants by March 20, 2020

2. Face-to-face session:

• April 20 - 25, 2020
• Whidbey Institute, Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S.A.
• We begin with dinner at 6pm on April 20th, and complete after dinner at 8pm on April 25th.

3. Individual assignments and partner sessions:

• Timing to be determined by participants

4. Virtual plenary sessions:

• Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10am and 4pm Pacific (you'll choose one)
• Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 10am and 4pm Pacific (you'll choose one)
• Two time slots are provided for each session to account for participant numbers and time zone differences
• Online, using Zoom Meeting—no software is needed, only a strong broadband connection, a headset with microphone, and a computer camera

Register today, and contact us if you have any questions.

 

 

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION

The Training of Facilitators (ToF) seminar will help you

• Examine the dynamics of designing and facilitating Personal Leadership
  • Whatever your context—higher education, business, public and non-governmental organizations, social services agencies . . .
  • Whatever your content—studying abroad, executive and leadership development, teambuilding, conflict management, equity and inclusion . . .
• Create a learning community with others also learning to design with and to facilitate PL.
• Deepen your PL practice, and use it to strengthen your facilitation competence.

 

The seminar is structured as follows.

• Pre-work, which will include reading and reflection, to be completed by each participant before the face-to-face session. The pre-work will be sent to registered participants by March 20, 2020.
• A five-day in-person session tailored to the experience level and developmental needs of participants. This session will take place on Whidbey Island, Washington, from April 20th-25th, 2020.
• Individual and partner work to be completed by each participant after the face-to-face session.
  • This work consists of designing, developing, and delivering a PL learning event for clients, colleagues, family members, or friends.
  • It doesn’t matter for whom you design the learning event. The point is to start experiencing the process of designing with and facilitating PL.
  • Most of you will work individually; some of you may partner with other ToF participants from your organization.
  • The ToF schedule is designed so that you facilitate for your chosen audience between the two virtual plenary sessions that follow the in-person component.
• Two two-hour virtual plenary sessions with all participants.
  • The first session is to help you answer any final design or facilitation questions prior to delivering your event.
  • The second session is to debrief your delivery, and highlight key learnings for you to build on.

 

Seminar learning objectives will be tailored to the learning agendas you and the other participants bring. In general, we expect you will increase your ability to

• Communicate how a PL practice can help someone translate their knowledge and commitment into behavioral competence.
• Select which of PL’s core components will best serve your design objectives for any given learning event.
• Consider such issues as briefing and debriefing, sequencing, participant variables, short- and long-form options for various PL processes, and other factors influencing PL design and facilitation.
• Adapt PL training for your particular audience, including by being able to do the following:
  • Adjust terminology for your professional context.
  • Design activities that illustrate PL’s principles and practices in ways appropriate to your clients or industry.
  • Assess when and how to introduce to your particular audience the theoretical foundations of the PL methodology.
• Respond to the kinds of questions participants frequently ask about practicing PL, and help make meaning especially from particularly challenging questions.
• Explain Personal Leadership’s guiding tenets, and answer questions about them.
• Use your own stories and examples to illustrate the principles and practices of PL and the Critical Moment Dialogue.
• Assess yourself using the ToF Developmental Benchmarks, and create a personalized plan for ongoing development as a facilitator of Personal Leadership.

 

Join us for this unique, powerful, and joyous experience.

Register today, and contact us if you have any questions.

PLSeminars and the Intercultural Communication Institute are affiliated as Program Partners.

 

 

SEMINAR LEADERS

 The seminar leaders are Tatyana Fertelmeyster, MA, LCPC, and Marie Sheffield, MA, LCPC.

Two Senior Facilitators of Personal Leadership, both Tatyana and Marie bring their rich experience of counseling and intercultural/diversity work as well as their various
artistic talents to facilitating PL. They are known for their creativity in translating theory into practice, and emergent design into a very satisfying experience for participants.

 

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The seminar is designed for . . .

• Experienced designers and facilitators, even if they are new to Personal Leadership itself.
• Anyone who currently facilitates learning events that incorporate the PL methodology, or who intends to do so in the future, and who wishes to maximize the effectiveness of their work.
• Past participants in the ToF training who are continuing to develop their skills.
• Those who wish to enroll in the PLSeminars Facilitator Program, for which this seminar is a necessary step.
• Participants in and graduates of the PLSeminars Facilitator Program.

 

The pre-requisites for attending the seminar are . . .

• The completion of a PL Foundations seminar or its equivalent

OR

• The completion of a self-study program of the Personal Leadership method supported by a PLSeminars-approved coach.

 

See what others have said about the value of attending a PL seminar.

 

Register today, and contact us if you have any questions.

 

FEES & CANCELLATION

 

NOTE: All totals are in US dollars.              

 

The cost for attending the seminar is as follows:

Category Definition of category		Deadline	Price
Early Bird Offering a significant discount for those who can plan ahead		By October 10, 2019	$ 1,600
Still a Bird Discount for just in time planning		After October 10, 2019 and before March 1, 2020	$ 1,800
Standard When no other category or deadline matches		After March 1, 2020 and before April 19, 2020	$ 2,100
Returning Previous participants in ToF		By March 1, 2020	$ 1,400
Students and "Struggling Artists" Students must be enrolled		By March 1, 2020	$ 1,100
PLS Senior Facilitators Recognized Senior Facilitator		By March 1, 2020	$ 950
PLS Associate Facilitators Currently enrolled in the Facilitator Program		By March 1, 2020	$450

 

These fees include everything related to the seminar itself. Room and board are paid directly to the Whidbey Institute. You may choose to stay off campus, and the Institute will then invoice you for the seminar meals as noted in the meal schedule below.

 

The cancellation policy is as follows:

Deadline for cancellation	Amount of refund
Before January 1, 2020	Full refund, less $150 administration fee
After January 1, 2020	50% refund
After March 1, 2020	No refund

 

Register today, and contact us if you have any questions.

 

ACCOMMODATIONS

Our in-person sessions at the Whidbey Institute will be held in Thomas Berry Hall. The Hall and all the accommodations are nestled in the heartland of the beautiful 100-acre Chinook lands, a wonderful place of forests, meadows and wetlands.

If you would like to stay on-site, your housing will be arranged directly with the Whidbey Institute.

After your registration, we will provide you with information on how to choose the most suitable housing. The price for six nights plus seminar meals (5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 2 dinners) is

• $740 + tax (shared occupancy; shared bathrooms)
• $860 + tax (single occupancy; shared bathrooms)
• $180 plus $200 for meals for those who like camping and want to bring their camping gear and reserve a space for their tents.
• $200 for seminar meals for those who stay off site.

To stay off-site, you have many choices. South Whidbey Island is a popular tourist destination. There are many bed-and-breakfasts and hotels to choose from, as well as VRBO and Airbnb locations.

NOTE if you are staying off-site:

• The nearest towns to the Whidbey Institute are Clinton and Langley, and Freeland is also relatively close.
• If you stay off-site, you will definitely need a car. There is also a taxi service, All Island Express Taxi, available on the Island. You can reach them at  (360) 341-8294.

 

If you have questions or require more information about accommodations, please contact us.

 

MEALS

The Whidbey Institute provides the following communal meals during the seminar.

Meal	Monday, April 20	Tuesday, April 21	Wednesday, April 22	Thursday, April 23	Friday, April 24	Saturday, April 25
Breakfast	n/a	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lunch	n/a	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Dinner	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes

 

Our meals will be prepared by Chef Christyn of the Whidbey Institute.

The meals are typically vegetarian, although there may also be bacon and eggs offered at breakfast, and fish or chicken options offered at dinner. All ingredients will be organic, and locally sourced when possible.

For those meals not included in your registration, participants often go together off-site. All on-site accommodations include access to complete kitchen facilities.

 

NOTE:

• You will need to have a car or use a taxi to go off-site.

 

If you have questions or require more information about meals, please contact us.

 

 

TRAVEL TO WHIDBEY

Whidbey Island is a special place. Wikipedia does the best it can, but a list of facts can’t evoke the grandeur of the cedars, pines and firs; the intimacy of woodland trails; the expansiveness of water, sky and distant mountain ranges; the awe of frog-song in the wetlands, a hummingbird hovering close, or an eagle soaring high.

And the Whidbey Institute is one of Whidbey Island’s special heart centers. The broader community is active with artists, musicians and writers; spiritual and movement practitioners; global and local change agents; environment stewards, and farmers young and old; second- and third-generation family businesses; wineries and wine tasting rooms.

The Island is the traditional land of the Lower Skagit, Swinomish, Suquamish, and Snohomish tribes. Its original name is Tscha-kole-chy (named Whidbey by colonialist settlers). PLSeminars acknowledges the indigenous people—past, present, and future—on whose land we hold this seminar.

If you have the time to come early or stay late, you will find plenty to delight you.

 The Whidbey Institute is located on the south end of Whidbey Island. The nearest towns are Clinton and Langley.

The Institute has very clear information for those travelling to Whidbey Island.

• If you arrive by plane
  • See the information on the Institute site about arriving at the nearest airport, Seattle-Tacoma Airport, commonly known as SeaTac. It’s approximately 90 minutes south of Whidbey Island, depending on traffic.
  • Please consult a Mukilteo/Clinton ferry schedule for Sundays before reserving your flight back.
  • For those who want to rent a car, all national rental car companies are available at the airport.
  • For those who prefer public transportation, the Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle is an excellent alternative. It’s non-stop from the airport to Whidbey, and gets priority access onto the ferry.

NOTE if you use the Shuttle:

• Book in advance and ask to get off at the Langley/Clinton stop.
• Arrange in advance for the local taxi service at (360) 341-8294 to pick you up from the Shuttle stop.

 

• If you arrive by car, whether you bring your own or rent one at the airport
  • See the information on the Institute site about the ferry from Mukilteo to Clinton
  • Check the information about parking at the Institute.
  • NOTE if you travel by car:
• When you register, we will ask you whether you would like to coordinate with other participants to share the costs of a rental car.
• We will also ask if, once you are on the island, you would be willing to carpool with others in your vehicle, for example to evening meals or to off-site accommodations.
• If you are mobility-impaired and need to park at Thomas Berry Hall itself, we will ask you to specify this when you

 

If you have questions or require more information about travelling to Whidbey, please contact us.

 

REGISTER

Registration is available now.

If you have questions or need any more information, please contact us.